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March 30, 2013

On
Friday, agents of the Islamic Republic carried out a vicious attempt to destroy
Ayatollah Seyed Taher Kazemeini Boroujerdi’s mausoleum at Janabad Cemetery located
at the city of Boroujerd. The agents intended to set the tomb on fire after
breaking all its windows; but were prevented by doing so by a number of
onlookers. The deceased Ayatollah Seyed - Taher Kazemeini Boroujerdi was
the grandfather of the now famous political prisoner; Ayatollah Hossein
Kazemeini Boroujerdi who has spent the past 7 years in the prison of the
Supreme Leader (reserved for opposing clergy). Seyed Taher was a famous clergy
long before the revolution, and staunchly opposed the formation of an Islamic
government after the revolution. He died exactly two months after Khomeini’s
rise to power.

It
was reported that over hundred thousand people gathered for the funeral across
Tehran, Qom and Boroujerd. Due to immense love and respect for Ayatollah Seyed
Taher Boroujerdi, a mausoleum was built as his tomb in the town of Boroujerd at
Janabad Cemetery. At the initial years of the revolution, his son, Ayatollah
Seyed Mohammad Ali Kazemeini Boroujerdi vehemently opposed an Islamic
government and led him a secluded protest. He was finally
assassinated in 2003 by the regime’s agents. Now the grandson of Seyed Taher
kazemeini Boroujerdi, Ayatollah Seyed Hossein Kazemeini
Boroujerdi who has been persecuted for years for following his family’s beliefs
was arrested in 2006 along with hundreds of his followers. He has been
suffering in prison for seven years and has not been allowed a single day of
furlough since his arrest.

The
vandalism of a tomb by government agents, belonging to a beloved Shiite Senior
clergy who died 3 decades ago, clearly proves the absurd and obscene nature of
the Islamic Republic. This action points out the regime’s determination to even
act on old grudges and long dead enemies in any way possible. If this is
how the regime reacts to a long deceased opponent; then this must raise a very
large red flag about how the regime must treat its captured opponents inside
prison walls.

An
example of this is Ayatollah Seyed Hossein Kazemeini Boroujerdi who is
languishing in prison and suffering from very serious illnesses…and yet he
continues his fight.

In
conclusion, due to this disrespectful and unspeakable act of vandalism towards
a senior clergy’s tomb we wish to announce our extreme concern for Ayatollah
Hossein Boroujerdi’s imprisonment who has suffered many attempts on his life
while in prison in the past 7 years.